Copyright © 2005, The European Society of Cardiology
Ischemic heart disease in renal transplant candidates: Towards non-invasive approaches for preoperative risk stratification
aDepartment of Anesthesiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
bDepartment of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
cDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
dDepartment of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Received 30 May 2005; .
d.poldermans{at}erasmusmc.nl
* Corresponding author. Tel.: +31 10 4634613; fax: +31 10 4634957.
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This editorial refers to the paper of R. Sharma et al. entitled "Dobutamine stress echocardiography and cardiac troponin T for the detection of significant coronary artery disease and predicting outcome in renal transplant candidates".
The editorial discusses different strategies for cardiac risk assessment in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing renal transplantation.
Keywords: Dobutamine stress echocardiography; Troponins; End-stage renal disease; Ischemic heart disease; Prognosis
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